Half-marathon entrants to get refunds

Organizers say no alternate site found, so Oct. 13 event canceled

2:44 PM,
Oct. 2, 2012

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The owner of an event management company that had been promoting a half-marathon in Sheboygan on Oct. 13 now says he has not found an alternate site and they will refund fees to those who registered for the event.

"We did everything we could to host the event in Sheboygan," Rapid Running Inc. President David Mason said in an email to the Sheboygan Press. "So what we will do is refund as soon as we can, and we have already started. It could take up to 180 days, and Lord willing we hope that is not the case."

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